mais

See also: Mais, maïs, maís, máis, and màis

Asi

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.

Noun

mais

maize; corn

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ma‧is
IPA^(key): /maˈʔis/

Noun

maís

corn, maize

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.

Noun

mais

maize; a grain crop of the species Zea mays; corn
the grain from this plant

Derived terms

kamaisan
maisan
minaisan

Cuyunon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.

Noun

mais

corn, the grain from Zea mays

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin mē(n)sis. Compare French mois, Italian mese, Portuguese mês, Romansch mais, Spanish mes.

Noun

mais m

month

Dutch

Alternative forms

maïs

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɑjs/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: mais

Noun

mais m (uncountable)

corn, maize

Derived terms

maisbrand
maiskolf

Descendants

Negerhollands: mais, majis
Skepi Creole Dutch: mais

Estonian

Noun

mais (genitive maisi, partitive maisi)

corn, maize

Declension

Declension of mais (type riik)

	singular	plural
nominative	mais	maisid
genitive	maisi	maiside
partitive	maisi	maise / maisisid
illative	maisi / maisisse	maisidesse / maisesse
inessive	maisis	maisides / maises
elative	maisist	maisidest / maisest
allative	maisile	maisidele / maisele
adessive	maisil	maisidel / maisel
ablative	maisilt	maisidelt / maiselt
translative	maisiks	maisideks / maiseks
terminative	maisini	maisideni
essive	maisina	maisidena
abessive	maisita	maisideta
comitative	maisiga	maisidega

Noun

mais

inessive plural of maa

Noun

mais

inessive singular of mai

Fala

Etymology

From Old Portuguese mais, from Latin magis (“more”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mai̯s/

Conjunction

mais

but

Adverb

mais

Frades Gaspar's form of máis (“more, -est”)

Determiner

mais

Frades Gaspar's form of máis (“more, yet another”)

References

Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu [Fala Dictionary]‎, CIDLeS, →ISBN, page 193

Faroese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno maisí, mahis (variously spelled).

Noun

mais f (genitive singular maisar, uncountable)
mais n (genitive singular mais, uncountable)

maize

Declension

Declension of mais (singular only)
f2s	singular
f2s	indefinite	definite
nominative	mais	maisin
accusative	mais	maisina
dative	mais	maisini
genitive	maisar	maisarinnar

n11s	Singular
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	mais	maisið
Accusative	mais	maisið
Dative	maisi	maisinum
Genitive	mais	maisins

Derived terms

maisardrýlur m
maisarkorn n
maisarmjøl n
maisflykra f
maismjøl n

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɛ/, (in liaison) /mɛ.z‿/
audio (file)
Homophones: mai, maie, mes, m'es, m'est, met, mets

Etymology 1

From Old French mes, mais, from Latin magis.

Conjunction

mais

but, although

Interjection

mais

an expression of surprise, disbelief, or frustration roughly equivalent to the English well, or sometimes yeah
Mais qu'est-ce que tu fais ? ― What the heck are you doing?

Derived terms

mais bien sûr
mais encore
mais où est donc Ornicar
mais oui
non mais

Noun

mais m

plural of mai

Anagrams

amis
misa

Galician

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɐjs/

Conjunction

mais

and; with
Eu mais uns amigos ― I and some friends
but
Eu acepto, mais só baixo unha condición.
I accept, but only under one condition.

Usage notes

In the sense and sometimes used together with e to reinforce a statement: “Jack e mais eu” – “Jack and I”.When used together with an article the following contractions can occur:

mais + o = mailo
mais + a = maila
mais + os = mailos
mais + as = mailas

Synonyms

(and): e
(but): pero

References

“mais” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.

Gothic

Romanization

mais

Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz.

Noun

maís

maize; corn

Indo-Portuguese

Etymology

From Portuguese mais (“more”), from Old Portuguese mais (“more”), from Latin magis (“more”).

Adverb

mais

forms the comparative and superlative of adjectives; more
- 1883, Hugo Schuchardt, Kreolische Studien, volume 3:
  Já fallou par su pai aquêl mais piquin, […]
  The youngest one told his father […]

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish mais, maiss, from Old Irish mass (“mass, lump”), from Latin massa (“mass, bulk; lump; dough”), from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “bread”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mˠaʃ/

Noun

mais f (genitive singular maise, nominative plural maiseanna)

(physics, etc.) mass

Declension

Declension of mais

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mais	maiseanna
Vocative	a mhais	a mhaiseanna
Genitive	maise	maiseanna
Dative	mais	maiseanna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an mhais	na maiseanna
Genitive	na maise	na maiseanna
Dative	leis an mais don mhais	leis na maiseanna

Derived terms

ainmfhocal maise (“mass noun”)
bithmhais (“biomass”)
mais adamhach (“atomic mass”)
maisfhuinneamh (“mass energy”)
maisghníomhaíocht (“mass action”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
mais	mhais	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmajs/[1]
Audio (il mais) (file)
Rhymes: -ajs
Hyphenation: màis

Noun

mais m (invariable)

maize, corn
Synonyms: frumentone, granoturco, granturco

References

mais in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

Masi, Misa, masi, mi sa, siam

Ivatan

Noun

mais

corn

Karao

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz.

Noun

mais

corn

Kavalan

Noun

mais

corn

Masbatenyo

Noun

maís

corn

Norman

Etymology 1

From Old Northern French meis, from Latin mēnsis.

Pronunciation

Audio (Jersey) (file)

Noun

mais m (plural mais)

(Jersey) month

Alternative forms

meis (Guernsey, continental Normandy)

Etymology 2

From Latin magis.

Conjunction

mais

(Guernsey) but

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maiz, from Taíno mahis.

Noun

mais m (definite singular maisen, indefinite plural maiser, definite plural maisene)

maize, corn (plant, Zea mays)
kernel(s) of maize / corn; sweetcorn; see also maiskorn

Derived terms

maiskolbe
maiskorn
sukkermais

References

“mais” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maiz, from Taíno mahis.

Noun

mais m (definite singular maisen, indefinite plural maisar, definite plural maisane)

maize, corn (plant, Zea mays)
kernel(s) of maize / corn; sweetcorn; see also maiskorn

Derived terms

maiskolbe
maiskorn
sukkermais

References

“mais” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Alternative forms

mes

Etymology

From Latin magis.

Conjunction

mais

but

Descendants

French: mais

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin magis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /majs/

Adverb

mais

more
- c. 1170, Bernart de Ventadorn, canso:
  Val us sols jorns mais de cen.
  One single day is worth more than a hundred.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

mays (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese mais, from Latin magis (“more”). Doublet of mas. Displaced collateral (Old Portuguese) form chus.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmajs/ [ˈmaɪ̯s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈmajʃ/ [ˈmaɪ̯ʃ]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmajʃ/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -ajs, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -ajʃ
Homophones: mas (Brazil), más (Brazil) (both with intrusive /j/)
Hyphenation: mais
Audio (Brazil) (file)

Adverb

mais (not comparable)

used to form the comparative of adjectives and adverbs; more; -er
- 1914, Alberto Caeiro, O Tejo é mais belo que o rio que corre pela minha aldeia:
  O Tejo é mais bello que o rio que corre pela minha aldeia
  The Tagus is more beautiful than the river that flows through my village
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 246:
  Então continuaram a estudar enquanto o céu lá fora se tornava gradualmente mais escuro.
  Then they continued to study while the sky outside was becoming gradually darker.
- 2009 (3rd edition), Elaine N. Marieb, Katja Hoehn, Anatomia e Fisiologia, Artmed Editora, page 366:
  […] , quanto maior o diâmetro axonal, mais rapidamente ele conduz impulsos.
  […] , the greater the axonal diameter, the faster it conducts impulses.
preceded by the definitive article, used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs; most; -est
- 2012, Maria José Silvestre, Acaso, Xlibris Corporation, page 85:
  […] , num final de dia muito frio, o mais frio desse ano.
  […] , in the end of a very cold day, the coldest this year.
more (to a greater degree or extent)
- 2009, Afonso Zilio, Ensinamentos Através Dos Sonhos, Clube dos Autores, page 143:
  Então eu corri mais, esperando dar tempo de passar.
  So I ran more, hoping there would be enough time to go through.
(with indefinite or interrogative pronoun) else
(in negative sentences) any more, any longer
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 182:
  Ele tem razão, eu não quero mais dormir no mesmo dormitório que ele, ele é doido.
  He is right, I don't want to sleep in the same dormitory as him any more, he is crazy.
Não gosto mais de morar aqui
I don’t like living here any more

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mais.

Conjunction

mais

(arithmetic) plus (sum of the previous one and the following one)
(Brazil, colloquial) and; with; together with
Eu mais ela vamos 'tar casando
She and I are getting married.
(Brazil) Misspelling of mas.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mais.

Noun

mais m (invariable)

plus sign (name of the character +)
Synonym: sinal de mais

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:mais.

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin mēnsis. Compare Catalan mes, French mois, Italian mese, Portuguese mês, Spanish mes.

Noun

mais m

month

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno mahís.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ma‧is

IPA^(key): /maˈʔis/, [mɐˈʔis]

Noun

maís (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜐ᜔)

corn, the grain from Zea mays

Derived terms

binusang mais
busang mais

Related terms

mais kon yelo

Anagrams

misa

Tiruray

Noun

mais

corn

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.

Noun

maís

corn, the grain from Zea mays

West Frisian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

mais c (no plural)

maize, corn

mais

Asi

Etymology

Noun

Bikol Central

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Cebuano

Etymology

Noun

Derived terms

Cuyunon

Etymology

Noun

Dalmatian

Etymology

Noun

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Descendants

Estonian

Noun

Declension

Noun

Noun

Fala

Etymology

Pronunciation

Conjunction

Adverb

Determiner

References

Faroese

Etymology

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Conjunction

Interjection

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

Noun

Anagrams

Galician

Pronunciation

Conjunction

Usage notes

Synonyms

References

Further reading

Gothic

Romanization

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Noun

Indo-Portuguese

Etymology

Adverb

Irish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

References